Ball processing brush



Dec. 2, 1952 5, w, HAYES r- 2,619,666

BALL PROCESSING BRUSH Original Filed Feb. 20, 1948 INVENTORS. GEORGE WHAYES 0 T7 0 S'L OHN BY 3529M Patented Dec. 2, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE- 9 I j .9 'J2,s19,eee j v 'BALL PROCESSING .Brwsn f I 9 George W.Hayes and OttoSloan, WayneCount y,

.Mich assig'nors to'Hayes Sloan Products Com 'Pany,a c'orporation ofMichigan I Original application February 20, 1948,:SerialNo. v 9,865.Divided and this application August 11,

1949, Serial No. 111,682

3 Claims. (Cl. 179) 'was filed on February 20, 1948.

It -is-an object of our invention to provide an improved ball cleaningor-polishing brush.

Further objects and advantages are Within the scope ofthe invention,suehas rel-ate to the arrangement, operation and details of constru-c-'.tion and to economies of --manufa-ctur'e and numerous other features;as will be apparent from a consideration of the specification inconjunction with the drawing disclosing a specific embodiment of theinvention, in which:v

Fig. l is a rear 'elevational View showingone of the ballpr-ocessin'gbrushes; I, *Fig. 21s a fragmentary sectional viewionfline 2 2- in Fig.l-wi-th amounting shaft shown by dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a bristle bearing elementof the brush, taken on either line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Referring more specifically to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, it willbe seen that our improved ball cleaning and polishing brush comprises acup shaped brush 65 to fit over the ball. This brush 65 is made ofbristle carrying element or ribs 85 bent to an arcuate form and havingone end of each secured to an end mountin disc 86, as by weldingthereto. These bristle carrying ribs or elements are a well knownproduct available on the market and each comprises bristles 88 securedby a locking wire 81 between sidewalls 89 which have been bent orcrimped inwardly in a snug clamped relation thereon. In such bristlecarrying elements, the sidewalls B9 are provided by bending up the edgesof an elongated metal strip into a substantially U-shaped cross-sectionin a well known construction, and the bristles project from the openside thereof, as shown. Suc'h bristle carrying elements or ribs 85 areselected and shaped by us so that the bristles 88 are directed inwardlyin a suitable conformation to engage an embraced ball and to give it aneffective scrubbing or processing. The outer ends of these bristlecarrying ribs 85 are secured, as by welding, to another bristle carryingelement 85', which has been bent into a circular shape with its bristles88 directed inwardly for engaging a ball. Intermediately, the ribs 85are encircled on the outside by a reinforcing hoop 90, secured thereonas by welding. The end mounting disc 88 is preferably distortedslightly, as shown, for

necessarily to the mounting disc.

more intimate attachment with-the ends or the *arcuate shaped 'ribswelded thereto. Ad-

"head 92 of 'a disc form similar to the mounting disc 85, shown dottedin Fig. 2 and these are "readily assembled and secured together byscrews 92' passed through suitable apertures "92", as will bereadily-understood. For scrubbin'g'aball, apair of such cup shapedbrushes '65 are provided 'rotatively mounted in hearings on swingingarms on opposite sides of a ball carrying track and movable toward or;away therefrom, "as shown in detail in the "parent application. Thebristles 88 of these brushes, are selected to produce suitablescrubbing, or abrasive, or polishing action, as desired. In utilizing aplurality of pairs of such brushes, one pair of brushes may be madesuitable for removing lacquer and other foreign matter from the surfaceof a ball, while the bristles of another pair of the brushes may befiner and softer for polishing. The cooperative brushes of each pair ofbrushes are so mounted on the swinging brush brackets as to embraceopposite sides of a ball passing therebetween on the guide tracks and tolift the ball slightly. Drivin belt-s and pulleys provided arepreferably of the V-type, although other driving means may be used ifdesired, instead of belts. When belts are used for driving the brushdriving belts are twisted suitably to cause the two brushes of each pairto rotate in opposite directions.

Dry scrubbing may adequately clean the balls and especially by selectingscrubbing brushes providing a desirable amount of abrasive action, whichis a well known expedient in the manufacture and use of brushes, and thebrushes may be made up of any desired numbe of bristle carryingelements.

If desired, the ball may be Wetted with a cleansing or solvent fluidbefore it is scrubbed.

It is apparent that within the scope of our invention modifications anddifferent arrangements may be made other than herein disclosed, and thepresent disclosure is illustrative merely, the invention comprehendingvariations thereof.

What is claimed as the invention is:

1. A ball processing brush of open Work construction comprising, an enddisc mounting member, a plurality of spaced bristle carrying elements ofarcuate shape, said elements having bristles projecting from the curvedinner sides thereof for engagement with a ball being processed, saidelements being secured at one end thereof to said end disc mountingmember and extending therefrom in ball olasping relation, and anotherelement of an annular form secured to the other ends of said pluralityof bristle carrying elements for joining all the bristle carryingelements together in a substantially cup shaped ball clasping form.

2. A ball processing brush of open work construction comprising, an endmounting and driving member of substantially a disc form, a plurality ofbristle carrying elements, each of said elements consisting of a metalstrip deformed to substantially a U-shaped cross-section open along theinner side thereof, bristles carried by said elements and projectingfrom the open side of said U-shaped cross-section, each said bristlecarrying element being of an arcuate shape with the bristles projectinginwardly from the curved inner sides of the arcuate shape suitably forengaging a ball to be processed, said bristle carrying elements beingsecured at one end thereof to said end mounting member in a spaced ballclasping relation, and another bristle carrying element of an annularform engaging the other ends of said plurality of bristle carryingelements and being secured thereto for joining all the bristle carryingelements together in a cup shaped ball clasping form, and the annularformed bristle carrying element having its bristles directed inwardlyfor engaging the ball to be processed.

3. A ball processing brush of open work construction comprising, an endmounting member of substantially a disc shape, a plurality of metalstrips of suitable arcu-ate shape to form ball clasping ribs and bearinginwardly projecting bristles, said bristle bearing arcuate metal stripsbeing secured at one end to said end mounting member and extendingtherefrom in a spreading ball clasping relation, said end mountin memberhaving portions distorted to fit the arcuate curvature of said metalstrips for more intimate attachment with the ends of said arcuate metalstrips secured thereto, and an element of annular form secured to theextended ends of said arcuate metal strips for joining these together ina substantially cup shaped ball clasping form.

GEORGE W. HAYES. OTTO SLOAN.

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